EP0731372A3 - Display apparatus characterized by board-supporting structure - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0731372A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: board; display apparatus; supporting structure; apparatus characterized; supporting
Prior art date: 1995-03-08
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP96301416A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

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EP0731372B1 (en

EP0731372A2 (en

Inventor

Kenji Niibori

Masanori Takahashi

Yasushi Shioya

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Canon Inc

Original Assignee

Canon Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1995-03-08

Filing date

1996-03-01

Publication date

1997-07-16

1996-03-01 Application filed by Canon Inc filed Critical Canon Inc

1996-09-11 Publication of EP0731372A2 publication Critical patent/EP0731372A2/en

1997-07-16 Publication of EP0731372A3 publication Critical patent/EP0731372A3/en

2001-12-05 Application granted granted Critical

2001-12-05 Publication of EP0731372B1 publication Critical patent/EP0731372B1/en

2016-03-01 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
- G02F1/1345—Conductors connecting electrodes to cell terminals
- G02F1/13452—Conductors connecting driver circuitry and terminals of panels
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F2201/00—Constructional arrangements not provided for in groups G02F1/00 - G02F7/00
- G02F2201/50—Protective arrangements
- G02F2201/503—Arrangements improving the resistance to shock

EP96301416A 1995-03-08 1996-03-01 Display apparatus comprising board-supporting structures Expired - Lifetime EP0731372B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP48700/95		1995-03-08
JP4870095		1995-03-08
JP07048700A JP3139601B2 (en)	1995-03-08	1995-03-08	Liquid crystal display

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0731372A2 EP0731372A2 (en)	1996-09-11
EP0731372A3 true EP0731372A3 (en)	1997-07-16
EP0731372B1 EP0731372B1 (en)	2001-12-05

Family

ID=12810593

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP96301416A Expired - Lifetime EP0731372B1 (en)	1995-03-08	1996-03-01	Display apparatus comprising board-supporting structures

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5933206A (en)
EP (1)	EP0731372B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP3139601B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR100309981B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE69617499T2 (en)

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JPS6491113A (en) *	1987-10-02	1989-04-10	Hitachi Ltd	Liquid crystal display device
JPH02264223A (en) *	1989-04-05	1990-10-29	Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd	Ferroelectric liquid crystal display device
EP0435343A2 (en) *	1989-12-29	1991-07-03	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Liquid crystal apparatus
JPH03289628A (en) *	1990-04-06	1991-12-19	Sharp Corp	Panel display device
US5313318A (en) *	1991-11-04	1994-05-17	Apple Computer, Inc.	Internal frame for a liquid crystal display not extending to the upper surface thereof, light guide and circuitry assembly

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1995
- 1995-03-08 JP JP07048700A patent/JP3139601B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
1996
- 1996-03-01 EP EP96301416A patent/EP0731372B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-03-01 DE DE69617499T patent/DE69617499T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-03-04 US US08/610,415 patent/US5933206A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-03-07 KR KR1019960005912A patent/KR100309981B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
JPS6491113A (en) *	1987-10-02	1989-04-10	Hitachi Ltd	Liquid crystal display device
JPH02264223A (en) *	1989-04-05	1990-10-29	Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd	Ferroelectric liquid crystal display device
EP0435343A2 (en) *	1989-12-29	1991-07-03	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Liquid crystal apparatus
JPH03289628A (en) *	1990-04-06	1991-12-19	Sharp Corp	Panel display device
US5313318A (en) *	1991-11-04	1994-05-17	Apple Computer, Inc.	Internal frame for a liquid crystal display not extending to the upper surface thereof, light guide and circuitry assembly

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Publication number	Publication date
EP0731372B1 (en)	2001-12-05
DE69617499D1 (en)	2002-01-17
JPH08248433A (en)	1996-09-27
JP3139601B2 (en)	2001-03-05
EP0731372A2 (en)	1996-09-11
US5933206A (en)	1999-08-03
DE69617499T2 (en)	2002-05-16
KR100309981B1 (en)	2002-11-18
KR960035389A (en)	1996-10-24

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